Wales

Wales offers some of the most stunning scenery in the UK, from the Pembrokeshire coast with unspoilt sweeping sands and blustery cliff-tops, to the breathtaking mountain-tops of the Brecon Beacons. Use our guides and maps to find your favourite spot in Wales.

Browse our collection of Wales guide books and maps below; our collection includes travel guides from renowned publishers as well as specialist, hard-to-find publications. We also feature recommended holiday reading and all your essential travel accessories.

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Food for Free
by Richard Mabey
Food for Free is a mini paperback version of Richard Mabey's bestselling guide. Small enough to easily fit in your pocket or bag, the book identifies, with illustrations, photographs and...
- Publisher: HarperCollins
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Collins Wall Maps Set: UK Administrative, World Political, World Satellite/Environmental

A set of three laminated wall maps from Collins, all size 81 x 100cm (2’8” x 3’7” approx.): an administrative map of the United Kingdom, a political map of the world, plus a satellite image of the...
- Publisher: Collins
- Scale: various
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Waterlog - A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain
by Roger Deakin
Waterlog was inspired by John Cheever’s classic short story “The Swimmer”; Roger Deakin set out from his moat in Suffolk to swim through the British Isles. The result of his journey is a maverick...
- Publisher: Vintage
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I Never Knew That About Britain Quiz Book
by Christopher Winn
I Never Knew That About Britain - The Quiz Book, by Christopher Winn, contains over 1000 questions and answers on the British Isles. Designed to test your knowledge and provide hours of e...
- Publisher: Ebury Press
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I Never Knew that About Wales
by Christopher Winn
Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, Christopher Winn’s “I Never Knew That About Wales” unearths the hidden gems all thirteen traditional Welsh counties hold....
- Publisher: Ebury Press
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The Kingdom by the Sea
by Paul Theroux
After living for more than a decade in London American Paul Theroux still hadn't been much in Britain. As his itinerary he chooses to follow the coastline and circumnavigate the island. The year is...
- Publisher: Penguin
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Wales
by Jan Morris
Wales by Jan Morris is a sweeping celebration of the country, telling the nation’s story from prehistoric times and showing a people never overrun by any of the heathen successors to the Romans. It...
- Publisher: Penguin
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The Wrong Kind of Snow
by Antony Woodward
“The Wrong Kind of Snow” is the complete daily companion to how the weather made Britain. It is a fact universally acknowledged that the British are obsessed with the weather. This is not surprising...
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson
Having lived in the UK for nearly two decades and about to return to America, Bill Bryson finally does Britain in Notes From a Small Island, in a farewell tour. He takes an unstructured route around...
- Publisher: Black Swan
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Coast
by Christopher Somerville
Accompanying the 13-part BBC2 series, Coast is both a superbly illustrated celebration of the UK’s coastal areas and a practical guide to all that they have to offer. Christopher Somerville takes...
- Publisher: BBC Books
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Birds Britannica
by Richard Mabey
A handsome, easy-to-read, comprehensive cultural study, species by species, of all the birds in Britain, “Birds Britannica” is a ‘bird book’ like no other, a magnificent achievement and a unique work o...
- Publisher: Chatto & Windus
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Wales - Churches, Houses, Castles
by Simon Jenkins
Wales - Churches, Houses, Castles by Simon Jenkins is an illustrated and thoughtful book which takes as its starting point the question of what is distinctly Welsh about Welsh buildings. C...
- Publisher: Penguin